May Adventure: I Want to Go Where Everyone Goes

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NEW ISLAND: IO

Who: Everyone!
What: Io appears!
When: May 10th and onward
Where: Io
Warnings: The possibility of drug use and alcohol may come up. Otherwise, tag as you go!

Things Are Shaping Up to Be Pretty Odd
As of May 10th, the mana pools on Ensō and its islets will now allow for travel to Io. Though you could always opt for sailing, if you wanted. As we mentioned on the island's introductory post, no exploration is necessary! The island is small enough and easily traversed, and with a minimum of dangers, you have plenty of time to visit each of Io's six draws.

The temple is the easiest place to get in touch with the local avatar, though you can contact them just as easily by striking up a conversation with just about any honeybee you see in the vicinity. The lazy drone of them can be heard all over the island, though they're quite complacent, and not at all prone to disturbing adventurers. The temple itself is twined with grapevines and smothered with inlays of rubies, proud and sparkling. Inside, it smells of honey and wine, and seems to exhibit a naturally contented glow. Just outside, numerous fruit trees sprout all about the temple's courtyard, to be sampled at your leisure.

The bathhouses are located just south of the temple, and are prime locations for some rest and relaxation. Bathe, swim, take a spa day! There are innumerable rooms to do exactly that, and more space than be reasonably filled by some sixty-or-seventy people. Or maybe you're interested in getting absolutely sloshed instead. The vineyard is perfect for that, located to Io's northeast on one of its long, tapering peninsulas. Rows upon rows of grapevines lead up to the crown jewel of the region: a proud winery with enough goods to satisfy even the most parched.

For those less keen on mind-altering substances, the tea gardens are a far safer bet. They practically emanate tranquility, with their soft paper lanterns, thickets of tea trees, and a tea room with a seemingly endless supply of every supplement to your drink that you could ask for. And if none of the teabags or tea leaves in there suit your preference, you're free to wander about the gardens yourself and sample whatever you like.

The Honeycomb at the island's heart is much more akin to a play structure or jungle gym than anything else, but its interlocking passageways and erratic, hexagonal architecture aren't for nothing. It's an ideal spot for play or exercise, if you're into that kind of thing - or for getting positively sick on honey sticks.

The campsites ensure that you don't truly have to depart from Io, if you don't want to. Tents full of chairs and cushions and blankets make it a wonderful place to spend the night if you're so inclined, and the lockers full of food and drink are assurances that you won't go hungry. And with all these massive bonfires and firework cannons, why would you ever want to leave?

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Welcome to the island of Io! Please, enjoy your stay and make full use of this island's many faculties! For further information in regards to the island, or plotting, the following links may prove handy:

[ ♆ ] OOC info and introductory post
[ ♆ ] Io on the Locations page

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honeycomb

[lightlessfuture]

[ The Knight is meandering contentedly through the tunnels, in no rush to exit; they're big enough to walk through comfortably, and the golden light reminds them of a hive filled with significantly more bees. It had been peaceful enough there; one of the few things in Hallownest that struck them as more beautiful than sad.

They come across some of Ren's drawings in the tunnels, and settle down to do some drawing of their own. In her wanderings through the maze, she's sure to find her art again - and her friend, busily sketching away without a care in the world. ]

[catpiper]

[It doesn't take long for her to pass through the maze again-it's her second? third? fourth time? She's gone through as fast as her worn out legs and rapidly beating heart will allow.

And it's a surprise to see them in one of the tunnels as she passes through. A pleasant one. Probably the only reason she slows down her quick crawl through the small passages and settles herself beside them.]

I found you!

[lightlessfuture]

[ They're engrossed in drawing pictures of flowers and stars and creatures they've seen in their time here. Happy things, that don't remind them too much of the world they left behind.

"I found you!" she says, and they pause in their drawing to mirror her excitement, hands raising in the air. She found them, that much is true.

They turn back to the wall and make another drawing; a girl with short hair and a dress and a star for a heart (the most important part, naturally). They draw stars around her, too, and then gesture at her, and at the drawing they've just made. ]

[catpiper]

[They always find unexpected ways to make her smile and that drawing is a shock to see etched into the wall. She leans forward, running her fingers over the drawing, the 'heart', careful to not smudge the chalk and-

Then she pulls out her own little supply, using multiple colors to outline and color in a very Knightlike looking being next to the girl they drew, making their star heart almost as big as their actual body. Then drawing a star around them, because why not.]

Now we're together here too.